"TOEIC Seminar 4" is designed as an introductory course for students planning to take the TOEIC test. Of the four English-language skills, it puts special emphasis on listening and reading.
Offering TOEIC-style exercises, this course enables students to become familiar with the TOEIC test format. It also aims at improving students' overall English ability by expanding their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
・ familiarize themselves with the TOEIC test format.
・ increase their vocabulary, refine their knowledge of various grammatical structures, and brush up their listening and reading skills.
・ comprehensively improve their English to achieve higher scores on the TOEIC test.
TOEIC, listening skills, reading skills, vocabulary, grammar
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students are required to answer TOEIC style questions in the textbook in order to improve English language proficiency in various settings. They take a weekly mini-test.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Short Introduction Unit 8: Housing | Understand the course onjectives |
Class 2 | Unit 9: Entertainment | Mini-Test 1 |
Class 3 | Unit 10: Hobby | Mini-Test 2 |
Class 4 | Unit 11: Education | Mini-Test 3 |
Class 5 | Unit 12: Sports | Mini-Test 4 |
Class 6 | Unit 13: Hospital | Mini-Test 5 |
Class 7 | Unit 14: Employment Short Review | Mini-Test 6 (including some parts of Unit 15) |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
High Level Strategy for the TOEIC L&R TEST, SANSHUSHA (ISBN: 978-4-384-33521-7)
Useful sources will be referred to as necessary.
In-class performance including the total points of weekly tests and other assignments.
None
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEIC Seminar 3.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.